MATRIMONIAL BUREAU
A MAYOR'S EXPERIMENT
THOUSANDS OF LETTERS
RECEIVED
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)
LONDON. 29th March
The Mayor of Southend decided to try an experiment with a matrimonial bureau, but closed it in desperation. He received more than 200 letters to-day. He states: "Business is beyond us. We must stop. I did not realise there were so many people in the world wishing to be married. I've definitely finished with this cupid business. I. am frightened of the consequences. A bonfire will he made fror.i thousands of letters.''
A Glasgow man wrote: "I would like to get fixed up because I am already £2l' in debt/ 1 The Mayor in a sympathetic moment promised to help John Sinclair, vud employed a Halifax man to find a wife who would give him work. Hundreds of women offered, and as Sinclair could only take one wife and one job hundreds of other unemployed men wrote to the Mayor expressing willingness to wed the remainder of the women who had jobs as dowries.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 31 March 1930, Page 5
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